Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05

Arrested For An Old Crime

When Calvin Beighley, of Evans
City, came to Butler last Friday, he
little thought THAT be wogld pass that
night in the Jail of the county. Yet
80 it was.
CALVIN was OF the Willard House
here, and apparently had taken one
drink too many when he met Tony
Allen. Calvin recognized Tony, but
Tony didn't recognize him. "Why
don't you know who 1 am" said Cal
vim, "I'm Calvin Beighley, I'm the
man that used UP John Miller" or
words to that effect. Then Tony
slipped up to the Court House and
examined the docket, the Clerk issued
Eroeess, and gave it to the Sheriff,
who With policeman Gardner, vent
to the hotel, found Calvin in the
stable and told him that be was q
prisoner. Calvin thought the old
charge against him had died, and
that it was but matter of costs.
and offered to settle. He came up to
the Court House without giving any
trouble, but when he found that he
was arrested on the old charge Of
aggravated assault and battery upon
John Miller, and that the Grand Jury
of Sept. Session, 1889, had found o
true bill against him, he realized the
gravity of the situation, and called
upon the spectators to bail him. There
were na tender-hearted and full
pprsed spectators present, and Cal
vim went to Jail crying like child.
A telegram was sent to John Stew
art, who came up NEXT morning, and
furnished the necessary oollatersl-
the Judge requiring but 5000.
The assault upon John Miller was
committed during the summer of
1889, in the yard of the Beam House
in Harmony, and appears to have re-
suited from an old quarrel between
Miller and one Of the Reighley fam.
lily, Ailler's jaw was broken and he
was otherwise so badly used up as
to be under the care of his physician
for weeks. Beighley was arrested,
but took leg bail from the constables
while pretending to get his clothes,
and left the country. He came back
to Evans Uity this spring, and had
be kept bis mouth shut would proba-
bly, have not been arrested, though
Miller had offered reward of Sl00,
for his apprehension,
Who Owns the Mare =?
New Castle COurant.
About seven years ago valuable,
well.hred mare was stolen from G.
w. Black, at Williamsburg, Allegheny
county, and diligent search failed to
reveal any clue to her whereabouts,
until all hope of recovering her was
abandoned by her owner. About two
weeks since John F.Lowry, of Butler,
came to this city, and went to the
farm of Anon Campbell. where lie
identified mare which was being
pastured there for Melvin Campbell,
Of Bradford, pa, brother of Anon,
40 IuO Puiiuut sgotpH iIOu4 MI hioCA
seven years ago. Mr.. Lowry in
formed Black of his discovery, and he
came here yesterday, replevined the
animal, filed a bond for trial to de-
eide ownership, took possession of
the animal, and last night shipped
her away. She has a young colt,
sired by bay Tom," and this was
taken with her. Neither Melvin nor
Anon Campbell were here. Had
any of them been here, they would
likely have replevined the mare back,
and retained possession until the
right Of ownership is legally decided.
The animal was left in livery barn
here until about midnight, at which
hour she was taken opt by Black,
probably through fear that he might
lose the mine points of law" which
are said to rest in possession. Dur
ing the past seven years the mare has
passed through several hands. She
was brought here by Mr.. Thomas
Morton about two years ago, and
was subsequently owned by j. A..
Hainer, the diamond groceryMan.
The mare is o good animal, and her
colt fine one, for which we under.
stand Mr.. i. ID. Shaffer offered one
hundred dollars.